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mitt romney does not. tactically right now, it may not matter. you have six dividing up the nonromney vote, he can win. >> there is not a candidate called cain, perry, bachmann. chris: or romney. i heard this week that all obama has to do is say to mitt romney to the voters, he is on the far right. you don't want him. he is just like perry and the rest of them. is that convincing? >> no, because it doesn't stick with who romney is. >> exactly. he doesn't seem like a far right. >> he can't decide. is mitt romney a flip flomer or a tool of the tea party, not both. chris: chris cristi came around to mitt romney this week. what was amazing was his timing. hardly the first to notice that two days before he stood add that podium to endorse romney, "saturday night live" had this exit, he was pleading with republicans to like romney. >> listen up. you have to start showing governor romney some respect. i mean, how do you think he feels watching you like everybody more than i am. he is a nice man in a clean suit that wants to be president. where are your
mitt romney does not. tactically right now, it may not matter. you have six dividing up the nonromney vote, he can win. >> there is not a candidate called cain, perry, bachmann. chris: or romney. i heard this week that all obama has to do is say to mitt romney to the voters, he is on the far right. you don't want him. he is just like perry and the rest of them. is that convincing? >> no, because it doesn't stick with who romney is. >> exactly. he doesn't seem like a far right....
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chris: and romney to the right. >> and i'm back to ohio. i think this race was won and lost among the western reserve counties in northern ohio between toledo and cleveland. that whole thing came down to that. the auto industry puts a lot of food on a lot of tables there. and other than coming out against the ohio state buckeyes and the michigan wolverines in the same day, romney could not have made a bigger mistake. chris: did you ever think -- >> i do agree with both of these guys. because i think -- i still have this image of jennifer granholm giving that great speech. at the democratic convention. when she went from -- and she was talking about the auto bailout. and you knew she was building up to the let detroit go bankrupt and going state after state after state of the auto bailout. you got the ohio and michigan and the place exploded. and we now know that it's -- it's really hard to win the presidency without those two states. chris: the annual foot in mouth award. our nominees, mitt romney at that second debate. >> i went to a numbe
chris: and romney to the right. >> and i'm back to ohio. i think this race was won and lost among the western reserve counties in northern ohio between toledo and cleveland. that whole thing came down to that. the auto industry puts a lot of food on a lot of tables there. and other than coming out against the ohio state buckeyes and the michigan wolverines in the same day, romney could not have made a bigger mistake. chris: did you ever think -- >> i do agree with both of these...
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i came in and some of the folks here were holding signs, democrats for romney, all right? i love that. i love that. chris: well, the question is, is mitt romney really wenning or is this a psychological game in which he's getting the democrats to be demoralized while all this talk of him being ahead? >> beats me. usually you have a gut feeling about it. i have no gut feeling about this election. but i will say this. that calling -- that optimism and saying it's a big deal is more -- is more fundamentally american and more optimistic and more positive, i think, and so i would give romney slightly the upper hand on this message rather than saying you got to go out ask vote. chris: you may not like the things you are wut what happens if we lose the election seems to be the message. >> and that people like to go with a winner if he can project himself as winning it's helpful to him. the group of largely male voters that some democrats are concerned about who might switch secretly almost to mitt romney who are looking for an excuse not to vote for barack obama again, who voted
i came in and some of the folks here were holding signs, democrats for romney, all right? i love that. i love that. chris: well, the question is, is mitt romney really wenning or is this a psychological game in which he's getting the democrats to be demoralized while all this talk of him being ahead? >> beats me. usually you have a gut feeling about it. i have no gut feeling about this election. but i will say this. that calling -- that optimism and saying it's a big deal is more -- is...
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under assault from gingrich, perry and the hard right. does mitt romney have the stuff to take it? and build on it? he's got the money e. the family, the looks. but does he have it inside? can he show us there's more there than meets the eye? mow down politics. why are south carolina politics so down and dirty? it's where lee atwater honed his smear campaign skills, people hooked up to justifier calls and turning a murderer into michael dukakis' running mate? what makes this state for everybody that wants to be president the messiest place of all? and they want more than anything to beat obama. is this why evangelicals say they will be solid for mitt romney? does the desire for victory in november trump their dislike of his religion? i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. with us today, "time" magazine's michael duffy. the christian scientist monitor's liz marlantes. nbc's kelly o'donnell. and politico's john harris. first up, mitt romney is on the march and could wrap it up next week in south carolina. in his 40% victory up in new hampshire he urged his rivals to cut out their c
under assault from gingrich, perry and the hard right. does mitt romney have the stuff to take it? and build on it? he's got the money e. the family, the looks. but does he have it inside? can he show us there's more there than meets the eye? mow down politics. why are south carolina politics so down and dirty? it's where lee atwater honed his smear campaign skills, people hooked up to justifier calls and turning a murderer into michael dukakis' running mate? what makes this state for everybody...
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but they just went after him, and mitt romney doesn't get the blame. >> good for mitt romney right now. the minute he's no longer good for him, super pacs will shift their focus. >> what's the story line wednesday morning? >> who the hell is santorum? but there's a point about this, not just the super pacs, easier to crush a guy, negative ads in one state than in ten, santorum is a lot more competitive than ron paul would be. but it's the media. the media works like the jurassic park dinosaurs, 30 feet tall, huge teeth, with all due respect, not the biggest brain, and it follows movement. rick santorum stomps over there and tries to eat rick santorum. he's going to be the happiest guy in the world tuesday night. wednesday he's got to stand on his head, drink from a fire house without drowning and learn chinese in one week to roll this thing out nationally. not impossible. going to be hard. he's going to get looked at hard. >> mike, one of the things -- rick santorum really hates us sometimes, and santorum ran a bad campaign when he tried to get re-elected in pennsylvania it's because h
but they just went after him, and mitt romney doesn't get the blame. >> good for mitt romney right now. the minute he's no longer good for him, super pacs will shift their focus. >> what's the story line wednesday morning? >> who the hell is santorum? but there's a point about this, not just the super pacs, easier to crush a guy, negative ads in one state than in ten, santorum is a lot more competitive than ron paul would be. but it's the media. the media works like the...
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isaac. >> is not if or when or where mitt romney might go, right now, they say there are no plans to change the convention schedules. >> mitt romney spoke at an american legion conference in indiana. and reportedly going to the gulf coast in light of isaac. >> our thoughts and prayers are with them and our country must do all i can to recover. >> officials are struggling to balance business and sensitivity to the storm, a challenge this mayor knows too well. >> you've got to be able to concentrate on more than one thing at a time. >> nominating vice-presidential candidates paul ryan excess is -- give his acceptance speech tonight. he gave a sneak peek at his message. >> we want to show this country that the men and women in this country have very clear choice between two futures. we will give them positive solutions and alternatives for getting the country back on track. >> it will be a defining moment for ryan, reince priebus told me. he will share the stage with other big names like condoleezza rice and john mccain. >> paul ryan probably understands that he is the vice presidential
isaac. >> is not if or when or where mitt romney might go, right now, they say there are no plans to change the convention schedules. >> mitt romney spoke at an american legion conference in indiana. and reportedly going to the gulf coast in light of isaac. >> our thoughts and prayers are with them and our country must do all i can to recover. >> officials are struggling to balance business and sensitivity to the storm, a challenge this mayor knows too well. >>...
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a second term, or simply what's wrong with mitt romney. >> right. and you heard from david plouffe, kim, a lot about what's wrong with mitt romney but not a lot of ownership over the past 3 1/2 years. >> well and that's the question whether or not the speech is going to work. because it was a reframing and an attempt to reach out. the problem he fundamentally has, that speech, 90% of it was about mitt romney. it was the new way of attacking mitt romney. all about how republican ideals have brought this country to a terrible place and how mitt romney would continue it. there's only about 10% that had to do with the president. and what he fundamentally did was, double down to some extent on what they've done for the past three years. saying i like my green jobs program, i like my health care bill, i want to continue with this idea of higher taxes. and the problem for the president and this campaign is that no one is really happy with the last 3 1/2 years. he didn't lay out anything new for the future. and so he hasn't addressed that fundamental questi
a second term, or simply what's wrong with mitt romney. >> right. and you heard from david plouffe, kim, a lot about what's wrong with mitt romney but not a lot of ownership over the past 3 1/2 years. >> well and that's the question whether or not the speech is going to work. because it was a reframing and an attempt to reach out. the problem he fundamentally has, that speech, 90% of it was about mitt romney. it was the new way of attacking mitt romney. all about how republican...
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but is this what mitt romney wants right now in a state where the economy is number one? >> these candidates are going to find a way to get the economy back into the conversation. what did chuck just mention? whether it's libya or syria or iran. we have already seen that. we have seen it with libya, look how politicized that's become. you talked about iran and whether the administration has been tough enough in dealing with iraq. most importantly the tissue of america's strength is really about america's wealth and it's standing in the world. so our economy, our fiscal problems, the problems with the debt, all of that is the backdrop for how america can assert itself in the rest of the world. i think that will be a big theme, particularly from governor romney as he takes the fight to the president. >> david gregory in washington tonight. thank you. while supporters of the candidates will be watching tomorrow's debate, hoping to see their candidates score points, the real targets are those undecided voters. particularly here in florida where the margins are usually very sm
but is this what mitt romney wants right now in a state where the economy is number one? >> these candidates are going to find a way to get the economy back into the conversation. what did chuck just mention? whether it's libya or syria or iran. we have already seen that. we have seen it with libya, look how politicized that's become. you talked about iran and whether the administration has been tough enough in dealing with iraq. most importantly the tissue of america's strength is really...
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is that undermining what should be gains for romney right now? >> well, again, there's no question that the president, he did it on the stump quite explicitly. he wants to define governor romney as someone unacceptable based on his business background, and i think it's been clear for a long time, if the election's a referendum up or down, do you want four more years of the economy the way it's been, people aren't going to want that. so, the president's trying to focus on making governor romney seem dangerous and unacceptable. and some republicans are being critical of governor romney, sort of laying back, taking a week off, maybe not being as aggressive in defining himself on the business background, as some republicans would like to see. the job situation, the unemployment situation front and center, no doubt, and clearly bad. it's the fight over defining romney versus making this about the economy that we're going to see play out as we have been over the next couple months. >> mark halperin, good to talk to you. thanks for coming on. >> thanks,
is that undermining what should be gains for romney right now? >> well, again, there's no question that the president, he did it on the stump quite explicitly. he wants to define governor romney as someone unacceptable based on his business background, and i think it's been clear for a long time, if the election's a referendum up or down, do you want four more years of the economy the way it's been, people aren't going to want that. so, the president's trying to focus on making governor...
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that is when they go through the roll call to officially nominate mitt romney. >> all right. live from tampa. thank you. >> now to our big local story. maryland students should be packing their bags this about now, getting ready for the first day of class. >> expect big changes when it comes to their child's bus routes. >> a good morning. in front of a brand new school addition. when students return this morning, they should expect to answer questions today about his administration's spending habits on travel and on dinners. questions were raised over the weekend in the baltimore sun about charges to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars. in the meantime, some big changes are underway this morning. but it may start a slightly different time this morning. expect them to get new bus passes. they are electronic and we are told will be issued at schools today. the big story, you'll be able to pose some of those questions. live in northeast baltimore, tv 11 news. >> thank you. now for the latest in baltimore county's first day of school. >> kids they're entering a brand spa
that is when they go through the roll call to officially nominate mitt romney. >> all right. live from tampa. thank you. >> now to our big local story. maryland students should be packing their bags this about now, getting ready for the first day of class. >> expect big changes when it comes to their child's bus routes. >> a good morning. in front of a brand new school addition. when students return this morning, they should expect to answer questions today about his...
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i think it's moving toward romney right now. the debates are very good. romney will use it as a charm and motive offensive to get people comfortable with him because they are starting to come around to the fact that he might be president and he has to close that final point. it's ohio. ohio is closer. the firewall is on fire. if you look at the demographics of ohio, if romney could perform as well with white voters there as he is in states like virginia and florida, there is room for him to grow. so this firewall stuff is a picket fence. the race is closing fast. >> what's the key? >> i think ohio is the key, although there are paths that don't include ohio. but unemployment went down again in ohio. 7%. lowest in four years. and i think this is the race the obama campaign always expected to run, a razor's edge. that's why they invested so much in the go tv operation around the country. >> get out the vote. >> yeah. get out the vote. >> in ohio, traditionally they win the early vote. >> yes. but you win it, and by a lot, and that gives you a firewall on el
i think it's moving toward romney right now. the debates are very good. romney will use it as a charm and motive offensive to get people comfortable with him because they are starting to come around to the fact that he might be president and he has to close that final point. it's ohio. ohio is closer. the firewall is on fire. if you look at the demographics of ohio, if romney could perform as well with white voters there as he is in states like virginia and florida, there is room for him to...
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and in ohio, both governor kasich and mitt romney are right. governor kasich is right that his policies fundamentally different than obama's, lower taxes, close the budget deficit. make, create a regulatory environment that encourages investment and certainty. that those are improving the situation. governor romney is also, however, correct that there's a long way to go. and that there are lots of people in ohio and elsewhere around this country who are unemployed or underemployed and we have huge progress. and 2% gdp growth is nothing to crow about. in fact it's less growth than in 2011 and less than 2010. >> all the economic news is about republican policies and all the bad economic news is because of democratic policies? it's funny, it's just disingenuous. >> how much of this is a problem in terms of how people feel, rachel. we see more economic optimism in the country and yet people are still feeling like the obama record is lackluster and you look at the recovery still not feeling like it's robust enough. >> and you see it just in the raw
and in ohio, both governor kasich and mitt romney are right. governor kasich is right that his policies fundamentally different than obama's, lower taxes, close the budget deficit. make, create a regulatory environment that encourages investment and certainty. that those are improving the situation. governor romney is also, however, correct that there's a long way to go. and that there are lots of people in ohio and elsewhere around this country who are unemployed or underemployed and we have...
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. >> he's got the order right, president obama does. growth now, restraint later. the romney republican plan is austerity and more unemployment now and blow the lid off later just at the time when we're worried about high interest rates. >> the former president also told obama supporters a mitt romney presidency would be calamity for the nation and world. >>> queen elizabeth decided the diamond jubilee concert honoring her 60 years on the throne would go on as planned. some of the nation's biggest pop stars performed and the night concluded with a spectacular fireworks display. ♪ >> reporter: 10,000 people got to see an amazing concert outside of buckingham palace. ♪ >> reporter: there was performers across the queen's six decades on the throne. the royal family was there but one notable absence. prince philip, he was spending the night in the hospital. he was taken there earlier today suffering from a bladder infection. buckingham palace said it's not serious just a precautionary measure. he's turning 91 in a couple of days and any
. >> he's got the order right, president obama does. growth now, restraint later. the romney republican plan is austerity and more unemployment now and blow the lid off later just at the time when we're worried about high interest rates. >> the former president also told obama supporters a mitt romney presidency would be calamity for the nation and world. >>> queen elizabeth decided the diamond jubilee concert honoring her 60 years on the throne would go on as planned. some...
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the lying in wait period for mitt romney, where he's done all the right things in the traditional model has not paid off for him. his support has been so constant. i'm from ohio, so i have a sense of this from my own personal history. what people have wanted is something that they didn't expect with gingrich. he has been the guy down on the mat and came back. there is an admirable quality to that. when you're talking about people who are really wanting victory. not in the big, broad swath, but in the sense of wanting the kill instinct, which gingrich has demonstrated that he has. he has the heft of experience. some of the problems with him, of course, roam neep has some of the same problems with being money'd and that kind of thing. but the appeal of romney does not seem as strong as we expectsed. chris: the old idea was not prun a flame theory, a wild guy, a ferel guy. you want somebody close to the center. but maybe the republicans already thought this out and said, no, we want somebody with the same kind of anger and excitement we have to get us to the polls and get excited about bea
the lying in wait period for mitt romney, where he's done all the right things in the traditional model has not paid off for him. his support has been so constant. i'm from ohio, so i have a sense of this from my own personal history. what people have wanted is something that they didn't expect with gingrich. he has been the guy down on the mat and came back. there is an admirable quality to that. when you're talking about people who are really wanting victory. not in the big, broad swath, but...
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>> i think that the polling is showing it right between santorum and romney. voters are going to be about 52%. >> interesting. we'll be watching. thank you all very much. before we go, you can watch our weekly press pass kvrlconversat. after the premiere of "game change" on hbo about the book. that's presspass@msnbc.com. we'll be back next sunday. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." been doing. you know, working, working, working, working, working, working. and now you're talking about, well you know, i won't be, and i get the chance to spend more time with my wife and my kids. it's my world. that's my world. ♪ foil yourat's my world. house to reflect the sun's rays back into space to try to reduce climate change. but there are easier ways to go green. like turning off the lights when you leave a room. you could save the tin foil for leftovers the more you know. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com you could save the tin foil for leftovers
>> i think that the polling is showing it right between santorum and romney. voters are going to be about 52%. >> interesting. we'll be watching. thank you all very much. before we go, you can watch our weekly press pass kvrlconversat. after the premiere of "game change" on hbo about the book. that's presspass@msnbc.com. we'll be back next sunday. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." been doing. you know, working, working, working, working, working, working....
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temperatures -- i know, because i am here. 92 at the airport right now. stay tuned. >> mitt romney officially accepted the republican nomination last night. >> he did indeed. today the romney-ryan team hit the campaign trail while democrats europe for their own convention in charlotte, n.c. >> stan and donna, the latest polling shows that mitt romney did get a modest bounce from the rnc convention. it still looks like a dead heat. after the big finale to the grand old party's convention in tampa, the new republican nominee and his running mate kicked off the campaign. >> what a sendoff. >> ronnie making one more appeal to florida voters -- romney making one more appeal to florida voters. >> florida could be a very close election. i do not know how it will work out. i am planning on winning in florida. >> then romney headed to louisiana to a survey the damage from hurricane isaac. >> how about last night, huh? >> the democratic opponents blasted the romney-ryan plan in ohio. >> and they call their plan -- i love this. "new, old, and gutsy." there is nothin
temperatures -- i know, because i am here. 92 at the airport right now. stay tuned. >> mitt romney officially accepted the republican nomination last night. >> he did indeed. today the romney-ryan team hit the campaign trail while democrats europe for their own convention in charlotte, n.c. >> stan and donna, the latest polling shows that mitt romney did get a modest bounce from the rnc convention. it still looks like a dead heat. after the big finale to the grand old party's...
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the democratic governor of massachusetts, and the obama campaign making the massachusetts record of romney a big deal as well. so, they'll square off this morning. >> we'll see you a bit later. david, thanks. >> thanks, stay close. >> now here's jenna. >> all right, lester. >>> we tell you all the time about bullying in schools, kids being cruel to others. this story is completely different. this is about a courageous fifth grader and a group of very supportive classmates and the viral video is inspiring people all around the world. the story from nbc's charles hadlock. >> go! >> reporter: it was field day at colonial hills elementary school outside columbus, and 11-year-old matt woodrum was determined to compete. matt has cerebral palsy. his brain struggles to coordinate his muscles. matt's mom shot this video of the 400-meter race, a quarter mile, a race matt wanted to run. >> that's matt. he wants to do the biggest thing. it's go big or go home with matt. he is always trying to do everything that every other kid can do and he gives himself a challenge. >> reporter: less than a minute in
the democratic governor of massachusetts, and the obama campaign making the massachusetts record of romney a big deal as well. so, they'll square off this morning. >> we'll see you a bit later. david, thanks. >> thanks, stay close. >> now here's jenna. >> all right, lester. >>> we tell you all the time about bullying in schools, kids being cruel to others. this story is completely different. this is about a courageous fifth grader and a group of very supportive...
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. >> romney is right on the april jobs number and the problem. the unemployment rate dropped 0.1%, not because more people got tired. more americans gave up looking for jobs. they were not counted. but some of them retired, and some economists see solid job gains ahead. >> it would not be surprising if it was definitively below 8% by the end of the year. >> with that number over 8%, no u.s. president running for reelection has ever won. >> we have to do more. >> this is a time when america wants to have someone who knows what it takes to create jobs and get people working again. >> real unemployment dropped below 8% in june, july, august. >> that has to change over the summer. it cannot wait until the fall. >> a close race that could be decided by 0.1% change in the jobs number. and the so-called headline number could have the biggest impact. will it be 8%, like it is today, or something in the 7% range? steve handelsman, wbal tv 11 news. >>> coming up, a better look at the ravens new plans for training camp. >> fans can still come out, but space
. >> romney is right on the april jobs number and the problem. the unemployment rate dropped 0.1%, not because more people got tired. more americans gave up looking for jobs. they were not counted. but some of them retired, and some economists see solid job gains ahead. >> it would not be surprising if it was definitively below 8% by the end of the year. >> with that number over 8%, no u.s. president running for reelection has ever won. >> we have to do more. >>...
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don't let that romney candidacy fool you. the far right hasn't mellowed. the tea party is still boiling hot. just watch john boehner. and john mccain. keep trying to reason with the right. and keep getting burned. and finally, southern cross. this wednesday, the southwest, the supreme court to declare the voting rights act dead. the argument goes, when you have a black president, you don't need special voting protection. is that so? hi. i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. and with us today, the huffington post howard fineman. the bbc's katty kay. nbc's kelly o'donnell. and new york1's errol louis. first up, it's oscar weekend a movie reference for this endless gamesmanship over taxes and spending. remember that movie about the guy who keeps waking up and it's the same day again? that bill murray classic "groundhog day"? >> this is no way to run the greatest country on earth. it's a dangerous game that we've never played before. and we can't afford to play it now. the country deserves folks to be willing to compromise on behalf of the greater good. the
don't let that romney candidacy fool you. the far right hasn't mellowed. the tea party is still boiling hot. just watch john boehner. and john mccain. keep trying to reason with the right. and keep getting burned. and finally, southern cross. this wednesday, the southwest, the supreme court to declare the voting rights act dead. the argument goes, when you have a black president, you don't need special voting protection. is that so? hi. i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. and with us...
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. >> governor romney? >> i think speaker gingrich is right with regard to what he described. in my state we had a tradition of teaching people in the language of their birth. so in our school systems we had people taught in a range of languages. we had to have teachers that could teach in vietnamese, cambodian and our kids were taught in foreign languages in our schools. we found at the end of the education experience they couldn't speak english well. it made no sense. we campaigned for english immersion and said kids will have a transition period and then we teach in english. english is the language of the nation. people need english to get great jobs. we don't want people limited in their capacity to achieve the american dream because they don't speak english. encouraging people to learn the language of america is a good idea. recognize at the same time we want people coming here from other cultures that speak other languages. that strengthens america. it's a great thing. having them learn english is a great thing for them and for their kids. >> congressman paul? >> my answ
. >> governor romney? >> i think speaker gingrich is right with regard to what he described. in my state we had a tradition of teaching people in the language of their birth. so in our school systems we had people taught in a range of languages. we had to have teachers that could teach in vietnamese, cambodian and our kids were taught in foreign languages in our schools. we found at the end of the education experience they couldn't speak english well. it made no sense. we campaigned...
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far right seems to want beginningerish. some analysts say that the hard right sees in newt's tough talk another barry goldwater. >> in this free nation, we do not choose to be ruled, we elect to be governed. >> and the right does seem to think that gingrich is one of them. he was a conservative hero of the 1994 contract with america which swept him to the speakership. but there is another side of the newt ledger. he was once pro choice, saw evidence of climate change, was outspoken against big cuts to medicare, all of which is confounding to mitt romney, the guy who conventional wisdom has considered the eventual nominee. joe, you have a cover story, "time magazine," why can't they love mitt romney? >> there's the obvious flip-flopping on all these issues but there are two other reasons. >> i was a rick santorum event in central iowa with seven other people, actually, and i was asking them why they couldn't support romney and several to me, he's a big corporate guy. the republican party has become far more populist and work
far right seems to want beginningerish. some analysts say that the hard right sees in newt's tough talk another barry goldwater. >> in this free nation, we do not choose to be ruled, we elect to be governed. >> and the right does seem to think that gingrich is one of them. he was a conservative hero of the 1994 contract with america which swept him to the speakership. but there is another side of the newt ledger. he was once pro choice, saw evidence of climate change, was outspoken...
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voters they have the right economic plan. nbc's tracie potts has those details. good morning. >> lynn, good morning. he was talking to the business council and had a pretty pointed criticism for the president saying that americans are tired of politicians making excuses instead of taking responsibility. he predicted that today in ohio the president will, as he put it, speak eloquently, but that words are cheap. as you said, they're both in ohio on opposite sides of the state, that the prot won four years ago. romney is in cincinnati with as by group and the president in cleveland. however, we've got a new abc washington poefts poll that shows americans, especially independents, not satisfied with either candidate's economic plans. 54% against the obama plan, 47% not thrilled with the romney plan either. lynn? >> all right. tracie potts for us there in washington. thanks so much. >>> new doping charges have been filed against former cycling champ lance armstrong. armstrong won seven tour de france titles but he could be stripp
voters they have the right economic plan. nbc's tracie potts has those details. good morning. >> lynn, good morning. he was talking to the business council and had a pretty pointed criticism for the president saying that americans are tired of politicians making excuses instead of taking responsibility. he predicted that today in ohio the president will, as he put it, speak eloquently, but that words are cheap. as you said, they're both in ohio on opposite sides of the state, that the...
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romney trails the president right now with those voters. >> what mitt romney has going for him is the deep and broad antipathy to barack obama among the right against president obama. clack another issue, choosing his running mate. he could pick one help them with me tea party or moderate independent woman. >> thousands will remember the fallen heroes of maryland. >> this year may be somber for residents of howard county. however father of six and a 11- year state police veteran will be honored. >> baltimore county is looking to hire more teachers but how many. that numbers might this -- the ♪ ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds and puts down a barrier to stop new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control spray once. stop weeds for months. >> in howard county, police officers who paid the ultimate prize were honored. they are fallen hero
romney trails the president right now with those voters. >> what mitt romney has going for him is the deep and broad antipathy to barack obama among the right against president obama. clack another issue, choosing his running mate. he could pick one help them with me tea party or moderate independent woman. >> thousands will remember the fallen heroes of maryland. >> this year may be somber for residents of howard county. however father of six and a 11- year state police...
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chris: that's the power of the right. if all these characters, even 3/4 win, won't that give them the upper-hand, people like romney, you better start talking ine. l >> i think the challenge is is to corral the enthusiasm of the tea party. chris: we hate government. >> we hate government is good, it easy. everybody's talking about we hate g. shutting it down, not so much, that reminds me of the beginning rich overreach in 19- gingrich overreach. i think of ronald reagan being able to capture the christian right. chris: can you charm the far right, can you canoodle with them? >> one of the challenges, the tea party name has become a brand in a time when brands and imaging and packaging, it's so much more compelling than the other examples you gave before. you need the establishment candidates to use a personal pronoun and tea party in the same sentence. will they acknowledge them? as chuck was saying, it's not about benign neglect where you look the other way, they have to respect them. and the signs that they are not resp
chris: that's the power of the right. if all these characters, even 3/4 win, won't that give them the upper-hand, people like romney, you better start talking ine. l >> i think the challenge is is to corral the enthusiasm of the tea party. chris: we hate government. >> we hate government is good, it easy. everybody's talking about we hate g. shutting it down, not so much, that reminds me of the beginning rich overreach in 19- gingrich overreach. i think of ronald reagan being able...
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or we can get it right, we apply our principles, it is back on the right track. >> the day after mitt romney insisted medicare will run out of money, his revelation about its own money -- >> i paid at least 13%. >> has put mitt romney on the defensive. he refused an offer from the obama campaign. out came an attack ad from the pro-obama super pac. >> mitt romney is worth $200 million. >> paul ryan proposed new tax on capital gains. the barack -- >> the nonpartisan aarp says obamacare >> down on medicare fraud, waste, and abuse. >> the white house warns seniors about a mitt romney-paul ryan administration. >> it would be insolvent before the end of their first term. >> former oriole is accused of insider trading and will hand over more than $350,000 to the government. the securities and exchange commission alleges murray made $235,000 in illegal profits by acting on insider information. he settled with the courts agreed to pay the charges, but not admitting or denying the allegations. the former oriole was honored last week with a statute. for the first time this season, the baltimore
or we can get it right, we apply our principles, it is back on the right track. >> the day after mitt romney insisted medicare will run out of money, his revelation about its own money -- >> i paid at least 13%. >> has put mitt romney on the defensive. he refused an offer from the obama campaign. out came an attack ad from the pro-obama super pac. >> mitt romney is worth $200 million. >> paul ryan proposed new tax on capital gains. the barack -- >> the...
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. >> we're seeing some of the groups on the right as well. innovate to meet demand from voters to have more information, have more substance, have things in more real time. >> republicans supporting superpacs spend most of their millions on an ounce. leaving most of the research to the republican party. >> we have a war room that is literally 24-7. >> they're tracking every utterance and gesture made by president obama. taiex we're going to use his own words and is on record against him. >> as the race heats up, so will the search for more political ammunition to take the opponent out. in washington, sally kidd, wbal tv 11 news. >> now your 11 insta-weatherplus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> we have a few isolated showers around the area today. none of them hitting bwi marshall. the renne deficit continues to grow. no precipitation measure their today. we're below 8.77 inches below normal. this is one snapshot of the weather conditions in that part of anne arundel county. a little more as far as heavy downpours go. today
. >> we're seeing some of the groups on the right as well. innovate to meet demand from voters to have more information, have more substance, have things in more real time. >> republicans supporting superpacs spend most of their millions on an ounce. leaving most of the research to the republican party. >> we have a war room that is literally 24-7. >> they're tracking every utterance and gesture made by president obama. taiex we're going to use his own words and is on...
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that right? it's about a plan for the future? >> yes. the strongest -- but the elements of the past -- the strongest thing about romney's argument on jobs is that it's a two-sided coin. he could say obama didn't produce the jobs. he didn't focus on jobs. what he did focus on was obama care and you don't want to have that, do you? so it's a double-edge sword. he can go positive, negative. it's the best thing that romney can have. chris: obama's known as the health care guy. he didn't grab on that that brand he could have grabbed on which is i'm the job creator. >> he spent the first year of his presidency or much of the first year of his presidency caught up over health care reform that most people think it's a waste of political capital for him and a waste of and opportunity to focus in on the issues that americans are focused on which is jobs. the other difference with reagan, this is a recovery that is not in america's hands as much as the recovery that -- chris: everything'ses growing around -
that right? it's about a plan for the future? >> yes. the strongest -- but the elements of the past -- the strongest thing about romney's argument on jobs is that it's a two-sided coin. he could say obama didn't produce the jobs. he didn't focus on jobs. what he did focus on was obama care and you don't want to have that, do you? so it's a double-edge sword. he can go positive, negative. it's the best thing that romney can have. chris: obama's known as the health care guy. he didn't grab...
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. >> that's right. we've thrown our show into flux this morning but let's get back to some of the things we do on a normal basis. al is here with a check of the weather. al? >> all right. thank you. let's see what we've got for your weekend as we try to establish some norm alzy again. we have a slow moving system that is going to bring rain from the mid-atlantic, southeastern atlantic states into the gulf coast. beautiful weather in the pacific northwest. nice and mild. sizzling conditions in the plains. it's going to be warm to mild conditions upstate new york, new england. moving into sunday we've got more rain along the southeastern atlantic coast. look for sizzling conditions from the plains all the way down to texas. it'll be hot in interior sections of california and nevada. mild a >>> that's your latest weather. >> thanks, al. we'll have continuing coverage of the tragic shooting out in aurora, colorado in a little while but first these messages. [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the firs
. >> that's right. we've thrown our show into flux this morning but let's get back to some of the things we do on a normal basis. al is here with a check of the weather. al? >> all right. thank you. let's see what we've got for your weekend as we try to establish some norm alzy again. we have a slow moving system that is going to bring rain from the mid-atlantic, southeastern atlantic states into the gulf coast. beautiful weather in the pacific northwest. nice and mild. sizzling...
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here in london today,ur conversation with mitt romney about gun rights, religion, taxes and whether american voters really truly know who he is. >>> and let the games begin. they are actually under way even before opening ceremonies. but tonight, why some athletes will be staying home. >>> how u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s are playing a role that just might affect the chances of the team. "nightly news" from london affect the chances of the team. "nightly news" from london begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams, reporting tonight from london. >>> and good evening. from tower bridge here in london, our arrival here today as the games are set to begin also come insiincides with mitt romney's visit to london, the first stop of his campaign trip this season and a chance for us to sit down with the presumptive gop nominee. nor on that in just a moment. >>> first again tonight our attention is focused on the aftermath and investigation in colorado. a huge development in the case today. something from the accused gunman himself t
here in london today,ur conversation with mitt romney about gun rights, religion, taxes and whether american voters really truly know who he is. >>> and let the games begin. they are actually under way even before opening ceremonies. but tonight, why some athletes will be staying home. >>> how u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s are playing a role that just might affect the chances of the team. "nightly news" from london affect the chances of the team. "nightly news" from...
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you look at the gender gap right now between the president and governor romney. it is in the president's favor. among hispanics, he's got two-thirds of the hispanic vote. younger viewers, our polling on african-americans, zero for mitt romney. are you concerned that republican party is not making much progress toward becoming a nation of converts, politically, philosophically? >> i'm concerned about it over the long haul, for sure. our demographics are changing. and we have to change not necessarily our core beliefs but the tone of our message and the message and the intensity of it for sure. don't think that's going to have an impact in this election though so there is a gender gap in favor of president obama among women. in a dead heat, there's obviously going to be a gender gap for men in favor of romney. this is going to be a close election. but long-term conservative principles if they're to be successful and implemented, there has to be a concerted effort tbroader audience than w today. >> you talk about the importance of the race and how tight it's going t
you look at the gender gap right now between the president and governor romney. it is in the president's favor. among hispanics, he's got two-thirds of the hispanic vote. younger viewers, our polling on african-americans, zero for mitt romney. are you concerned that republican party is not making much progress toward becoming a nation of converts, politically, philosophically? >> i'm concerned about it over the long haul, for sure. our demographics are changing. and we have to change not...
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>> mitt romney, arguably the name to become is still flirting with the possibility of a run. newt gingrich is the end and shows he is not afraid to take on his own party. ron paul is running, too, and making waves with his opposition to federal flood and hurricane insurance. >> to expect the government and people who are not benefiting to pay for me to live on the beach and get my house blown down, that is not morally correct and is not in the constitution. >> the gop race to the white house is a marathon, and right now there is no front runner. >> i remember when they were pulling for ronald reagan to be the nominee because they thought he would be easy to beat. >> mike huckabee says he will not endorse another candidate until he sees how the race unfolds. we have details on the people who could decide to challenge the president in 2012. check out our slide show on wbaltv.com. the chief of the international monetary fund is being held on sexual abuse charges. a 32-year-old maid said that dominique strauss-kahn sexually assaulted her in his manhattan hotel room. the address -
>> mitt romney, arguably the name to become is still flirting with the possibility of a run. newt gingrich is the end and shows he is not afraid to take on his own party. ron paul is running, too, and making waves with his opposition to federal flood and hurricane insurance. >> to expect the government and people who are not benefiting to pay for me to live on the beach and get my house blown down, that is not morally correct and is not in the constitution. >> the gop race to...
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the biggest concern is the attitude in mitt romney's head right now, when he says that th don't need to turn the campaign around, when you have stewart stevens and others basically saying full steam ahead, that's a problem. if they start getting specific, like bay said they are going to, they can win. >> but this is what's key. we are going to be able to challenge the president on his record. to make him start defending his lousy record and to explain why he is unable to create jobs and give opportunities -- >> 4.5 million jobs. >> let him defend one in six americans in poverty, one in seven americans in food stamps. that is a debate we welcome. something that the media has not been willing to challenge him on. >> this is getting serious, bay. >> can we just have a feel-good moment maybe? we got to tip a cap quite literally to the playoff-bound nationals, the washington nationals. first time that that washington has had a playoff team since 1933, when i was just a boy. the painful thing it's against my los angeles dodgers. fdr was president when he was playing the giants in the world
the biggest concern is the attitude in mitt romney's head right now, when he says that th don't need to turn the campaign around, when you have stewart stevens and others basically saying full steam ahead, that's a problem. if they start getting specific, like bay said they are going to, they can win. >> but this is what's key. we are going to be able to challenge the president on his record. to make him start defending his lousy record and to explain why he is unable to create jobs and...
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the momentum is in the right direction. >> on sunday, romney picked up endorsements from the arizona governor, a tea party conservatives who says the former massachusetts governor has the best chance of beating president obama. >> the country is in a terrible state. it is upside down, and we need a leader, somebody that can make a difference. >> polls showed romney with a comfortable lead in arizona, but michigan is emerging as a showdown between romney and grit -- rick santorum. >> we're being outspent by the super pac and of his big dollar friends. we're holding our own. >> newt gingrich is a begging on a strong super tuesday -- is banking on a strong super tuesday performance to revitalize his campaign. >> this is the wildest, strange as nominating process i have ever looked at in modern times. >> meantime, ron paul -- >> fear society, the wealthier society. >> he is trying to accumulate delegates so you can make an impact of the republican convention in august. between michigan and arizona, 59 delegates are up for grabs. in washington, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. keep track of
the momentum is in the right direction. >> on sunday, romney picked up endorsements from the arizona governor, a tea party conservatives who says the former massachusetts governor has the best chance of beating president obama. >> the country is in a terrible state. it is upside down, and we need a leader, somebody that can make a difference. >> polls showed romney with a comfortable lead in arizona, but michigan is emerging as a showdown between romney and grit -- rick...
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mitt ryan has helped met romney. >> mitt romney is saying we will deal with this right away, this massive tax increase and devastating defensive cuts right away. >> mitt romney unveiled a new energy plan in mexico yesterday, promising energy independence by 2020. >> wind subsidies will continue for the next 10 years. at some point, an industry has to stand on its own and be competitive. >> this is a narrow view and the dangers of view if you think about how important energy security is an domestic production. >> run it is touting his energy plan will create 3 million new jobs. -- mitt romney is touting his energy plan will create 3 million new jobs. in ohio on saturday. reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have big delays along the west side of the loop of the beltway. only the two left lanes are getting by. we're down to 12 miles per hour. delays on 795 southbound. main street remains closed in ellicott city for the train derailment. 40 west is your alternate. a crash in ros
mitt ryan has helped met romney. >> mitt romney is saying we will deal with this right away, this massive tax increase and devastating defensive cuts right away. >> mitt romney unveiled a new energy plan in mexico yesterday, promising energy independence by 2020. >> wind subsidies will continue for the next 10 years. at some point, an industry has to stand on its own and be competitive. >> this is a narrow view and the dangers of view if you think about how important...
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romney went right into a call for north american energy self-sufficiently, singling out coal as an endangered species under obama. listen. >> i like coal. i want to make sure we can continue to burn clean coal. people in the coal industry feel like it's getting crushed by your policies. >> lots of bozos went in and bought the coal stocks. all the coal stocks on. this wrong take away, people! coal's hostage to chinese demand more than u.s. use. that's not the case for the users of coal. the users, people. and that's why i said romney's giving you a heads up to buy american electric power and southern company, two coal building utilities that have to spend far less retrofitting facilities under romney staffed epa. i would be a seller of the consol energies and the peabodies in the strength. i take down union pacific. it is the carrier of clean coal. i would never recommend a company on this show with bad fundamentals. but they can be justified even with this sitting president. the pure coal plays are faltering fundamentally. there is no way i'm going to buy them based on some off handed debate
romney went right into a call for north american energy self-sufficiently, singling out coal as an endangered species under obama. listen. >> i like coal. i want to make sure we can continue to burn clean coal. people in the coal industry feel like it's getting crushed by your policies. >> lots of bozos went in and bought the coal stocks. all the coal stocks on. this wrong take away, people! coal's hostage to chinese demand more than u.s. use. that's not the case for the users of...
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rick perry made it clear this 2012 battleground state is his battleground right now. >> i have all my hopes on florida again. >> his campaign has been counting on a victory here to regain the momentum lost in this past week's debate. mitt romney has been slamming perry for sympathizing with the children of illegal immigrants. >> legal immigration is good for america. illegal immigration is something i will stop if i am president. >> both moved on to michigan. it is holding its own straw poll on sunday. in florida, michele bachmann needed to show she is still a top tier candidate. >> i have no doubt that president obama will be a 1-term president. for the others, florida is a fight for survival. " barack obama has been the best food stamp president in american history. parks this is the most important election in your lifetime. >> this economy is on life support. >> the trail to 2012 is getting shorter but not easier. >> the poll results are expected within the hour. we will bring you more details on the settlement,. today was the final date for the prosecution to sum up its case again
rick perry made it clear this 2012 battleground state is his battleground right now. >> i have all my hopes on florida again. >> his campaign has been counting on a victory here to regain the momentum lost in this past week's debate. mitt romney has been slamming perry for sympathizing with the children of illegal immigrants. >> legal immigration is good for america. illegal immigration is something i will stop if i am president. >> both moved on to michigan. it is...
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and newt gingrich will not be the final choice, but we are not handing this off to mitt romney for right now. >> what newt is doing and what is great at, is playing the music and piano of resentment, we have a lot of mad people. but the reason liquor sales have doubled, is because hard whisky is going to the republican office and champagne is going to the nancy pelosi office. and it's easy to get tied up in a campaign like this, but in a general election, it's a problem. >> and go more to the middle even for the rest of the primaries, and why and how? >> well, after he got it locked. i thought he might lose south carolina by two points and not 12. mitt has a problem. it will probably take all of february to get it back. if mitt fixes his message, and he has the mechanics, newt is going to turn into jerry brown and he will follow him around, and that's not what you have to do to win the election. it would be a train wreck. romney cannot be contended by that either. it's a tough course. >> the white house is loving all of this. they are watching in south carolina. and the ads against newt
and newt gingrich will not be the final choice, but we are not handing this off to mitt romney for right now. >> what newt is doing and what is great at, is playing the music and piano of resentment, we have a lot of mad people. but the reason liquor sales have doubled, is because hard whisky is going to the republican office and champagne is going to the nancy pelosi office. and it's easy to get tied up in a campaign like this, but in a general election, it's a problem. >> and go...
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the obama team is targeting mitt romney's corporate record. he is firing right back. a corporate titan who got rich by cutting jobs. >> mitt romney is a job destroyer. >> he is going to run the country the way he runs his business, i would not want him there. >> part of a 25 million-dollar campaign aimed at countering republican claims that mitt romney has the biz's know how to fix the economy. >> when others shied away, stepped in.s team >> it is incredible. when i started with close to 4000 employees and now we have close to 6,000. >> ron paul said he will no longer actively campaign for the nomination. obama and mitt romney are in a dead heat. it is clear the election will turn on the economy. >> it doesn't matter what they call mitt romney or what they say about his record. people will give him a good strong look. >> today mitt romney heads to i want to talk about the federal debt. joe biden is an ohio campaigning tomorrow. tara mergener, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you very much. >> 65 degrees on tv hill. the magazine cover controversy continues. >> federal agents
the obama team is targeting mitt romney's corporate record. he is firing right back. a corporate titan who got rich by cutting jobs. >> mitt romney is a job destroyer. >> he is going to run the country the way he runs his business, i would not want him there. >> part of a 25 million-dollar campaign aimed at countering republican claims that mitt romney has the biz's know how to fix the economy. >> when others shied away, stepped in.s team >> it is incredible. when...
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there will be a lot of pressure on romney to move right. if he gives into it, he makes the same mistake mccain did. portman, he's not tintlating but he'll reassure middle ground voters. >> he's the safe choice. the one piece of baggage he brings is the bush years you do have the obama campaign. a wild card that i think will be serious in a couple of months is the senator from new hampshire. i think he has to have a woman who will get vetted. i think her background, appointed attorney general by a democratic governor. there's a lot to her. she's a rising star. she's been very good for him. >> i want to preview this week's press pass conversation which was a lot of fun. i got to sit down with the host of the tonig"the tonight show" on what he thinks are the biggest differences between the two political parties when it comes to comedy. part of that conversation now. >> democrats and republicans are interesting. because republicans really laugh at themselves more. like when bush came on, it was, we want to do a skit, we're kind of making fun of
there will be a lot of pressure on romney to move right. if he gives into it, he makes the same mistake mccain did. portman, he's not tintlating but he'll reassure middle ground voters. >> he's the safe choice. the one piece of baggage he brings is the bush years you do have the obama campaign. a wild card that i think will be serious in a couple of months is the senator from new hampshire. i think he has to have a woman who will get vetted. i think her background, appointed attorney...
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the obama team is targeting mitt romney's corporate record. he is firing right back. a corporate titan who got rich by cutting jobs. >> mitt romney is a job destroyer. >> the image by the obama administration in the latest ad. >> if he is going to run the country the way he runs his business, i would not want him there. >> part of a $25 million campaign aimed at countering republican claims that mitt romney has the business know- how to fix the economy. >> when others shied away, mitt romney's team stepped in. >> mitt romney says president obama is trying to distract voters from a dismal economic record, he shot back with this video. >> it is incredible. when i started, we had close to 1,400 employees, and now we have close to 6,000. >> ron paul said he will no longer actively campaign for the nomination. according to polls, obama and mitt romney are in a dead heat. it is clear the election will turn on the economy. >> if unemployment remains high -- >> it doesn't matter what they call mitt romney or what they say about his record. people will give him a good, strong
the obama team is targeting mitt romney's corporate record. he is firing right back. a corporate titan who got rich by cutting jobs. >> mitt romney is a job destroyer. >> the image by the obama administration in the latest ad. >> if he is going to run the country the way he runs his business, i would not want him there. >> part of a $25 million campaign aimed at countering republican claims that mitt romney has the business know- how to fix the economy. >> when...
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romney with enthusiasm gap on the right flank. i knew the race would tighten up but didn't think it would be this close. >> steve, i'm giving you a charge. you're in charge of the transportation operation for the romney campaign. who are you sending cars for this morning? who is the most important group to get out to vote for governor romney today? >> mitt romney needs to close the gap he has with white voters in ohio, and he needs to make sure that there's not a gender gap of 12, 13 points with women in places like virginia, ohio, new hampshire. >> taffies, you're in charge of the carpool for the obama campaign, who must you pick up and get to the polls. >> i would hate tomorrow morning for the president to wake up and found that he lost the election by the margin of black absence at the polls. when the race is this tight the base has to turn out. the african-americans who do go to vote, will vote for him. will that turnout be what it was off the charts four years ago. >> to add to that, it's not just african-americans, it's youn
romney with enthusiasm gap on the right flank. i knew the race would tighten up but didn't think it would be this close. >> steve, i'm giving you a charge. you're in charge of the transportation operation for the romney campaign. who are you sending cars for this morning? who is the most important group to get out to vote for governor romney today? >> mitt romney needs to close the gap he has with white voters in ohio, and he needs to make sure that there's not a gender gap of 12,...
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in the primary season, you run right. that's an interesting conundrum for mitt romney. >> how will the eventual nominee come back to the center after he spent a lot of time bashing washington? >> there absolutely will be a divide, probably a good thing for the 2012 presidential nominee. they don't want to be tied -- the american people don't like the republican people in congress. chris: it's going to be hot a week in tampa, florida. howard, katty, cynthia, and nora. before we get -- go, a word about sargent shriver. he died this week. he began the peace corps. i want to pay tribute to this great man's leadership and vision. one great american, sargent shriver. that's the show, thanksthe marya
in the primary season, you run right. that's an interesting conundrum for mitt romney. >> how will the eventual nominee come back to the center after he spent a lot of time bashing washington? >> there absolutely will be a divide, probably a good thing for the 2012 presidential nominee. they don't want to be tied -- the american people don't like the republican people in congress. chris: it's going to be hot a week in tampa, florida. howard, katty, cynthia, and nora. before we get...
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. >> reporter: perry is to the right of romney, and he is fiery. >> maybe it's time to have some provocative language in this country. >> reporter: perry questioned social security. >> you cannot keep the status quo in place and not call it anything other than a ponzi scheme. >> our nominee has to be someone who isn't committed to abolishing social security, but is committed to saving social security. >> reporter: a feisty struggle for a shot at the president. >> whoever the nominee is, we are all for defeating barack obama. >> reporter: two more republican debates follow in the next two weeks. steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> well, in washington tonight president obama represents his highly anticipated economic proposal for congress. a mix of tax credits and targeted spending increases. administration officials are calling it a sensible plan to revive the economy, one they believe could come back to haunt republicans if congress rejects it. nbc's tracie potts joins us with more on this. tracie, good morning to you. >> hi there, lynn. good morning everyone. those familiar with the
. >> reporter: perry is to the right of romney, and he is fiery. >> maybe it's time to have some provocative language in this country. >> reporter: perry questioned social security. >> you cannot keep the status quo in place and not call it anything other than a ponzi scheme. >> our nominee has to be someone who isn't committed to abolishing social security, but is committed to saving social security. >> reporter: a feisty struggle for a shot at the...
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mitt romney with 50% of the vote and barack obama with 48%. maryland voters once again supported barack obama. he easily picked up the state's 10 electoral votes. >> we just checked in with the obama campaign and a spokesman says with mitt romney losses in pennsylvania and new hampshire and a deficit in ohio, we are hearing a lot of confidence from the obama campaign right now. we are keeping a close watch on those key battleground states. virginia, ohio, and florida, where voters are still standing in line at the polls after the polls closed. thousands of people filing in, just waiting to hear more results. >> i am nikole killion at mitt romney headquarters in boston. it is pretty quiet now as supporters here wait out of these results. a little bit of disappointment expressed by the crowds at a loss of new hampshire and pennsylvania by a mitt romney to president obama. those are states that would have been critical to mitt romney, but still a lot of outstanding key battleground states, namely florida, virginia, iowa, and the biggest prize of
mitt romney with 50% of the vote and barack obama with 48%. maryland voters once again supported barack obama. he easily picked up the state's 10 electoral votes. >> we just checked in with the obama campaign and a spokesman says with mitt romney losses in pennsylvania and new hampshire and a deficit in ohio, we are hearing a lot of confidence from the obama campaign right now. we are keeping a close watch on those key battleground states. virginia, ohio, and florida, where voters are...
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we've spent, and romney responded at that time, quote, it was the right decision to go iraq. i supported it at the time. i support it now. and brian, president obama also argued tonight that mitt romney two weeks ago said that the administration should have kept troops in iraq longer. let's listen. >> this is just a few weeks ago that you indicated that we should still have troops in iraq. >> no, i didn't. i'm sorry, i indicated -- >> you said that in your speech. >> i indicated that you failed to put in place a status of forces agreement at the end of the conflict that existed. >> governor -- >> reporter: both men were shading their past positions on that one. the president was referring to an october 8th speech that governor romney made criticizing, quote, the abrupt withdrawal of all american troops from iraq. but he did not explicitly say that the u.s. should have more troops there. so governor romney is right, that the administration has tried and failed to get a status of forces agreement that, in fact, would have allowed a small force of troops to remain for several ye
we've spent, and romney responded at that time, quote, it was the right decision to go iraq. i supported it at the time. i support it now. and brian, president obama also argued tonight that mitt romney two weeks ago said that the administration should have kept troops in iraq longer. let's listen. >> this is just a few weeks ago that you indicated that we should still have troops in iraq. >> no, i didn't. i'm sorry, i indicated -- >> you said that in your speech. >> i...
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and that's mitt romney. >> he said he's the clear conservative candidate. he's right. i'm the conservative candidate and what we need in the white house is principled, conservative leadership and i'll bring it. >> politics is a team sport, folks. >> reporter: romney again brought up santorum's support of president bush's no child left behind education reform law. which santorum defended at wednesday's debate saying he took one for the team despite the bill compromising his principles. >> we can't do that anymore. we can't continue to take one for the team. my team is the people of the united states of america. >> reporter: mitt romney and rick santorum have hit president obama on the high cost of gas. both pushing for approval of the keystone pipeline. it's a project that the president opposes for now. >> ron mott, let's bring. >>> let's bring in john harwood. i want to pick up with how ron ended the story about the gas prices. republicans will hone in on this. 18 straight days now we have seen gas prices rise. how vulnerable is the president on that issue? >> lester,
and that's mitt romney. >> he said he's the clear conservative candidate. he's right. i'm the conservative candidate and what we need in the white house is principled, conservative leadership and i'll bring it. >> politics is a team sport, folks. >> reporter: romney again brought up santorum's support of president bush's no child left behind education reform law. which santorum defended at wednesday's debate saying he took one for the team despite the bill compromising his...